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Thank you everyone who attended our Additional Volunteer Induction Session – ACT Urban Parks Program this morning, and to Allan and Jane from the ACT Government for facilitating the session. Don’t forget – you can register as a volunteer for access to insurance at formal events, training, personal protective equipment and tools. All the linksContinue reading “Volunteer Induction Session”

Save the date – Saturday 7 May 2 pm to 4 pm. Please join us for a Bush Foods and Indigenous Culture Workshop at the Holt Micro-Forest and Food Garden Site. The session will be hosted by Ngunawal man Tyronne Bell from Thunderstone and Wiradjuri man Adam Shipp from Yurbay. The workshop is capped atContinue reading “Bush Foods and Indigenous Culture Workshop”

We are pleased to announce that yesterday we received the updated landscape design documents for the Holt Micro-Forest from Edwina Robinson at The Climate Factory. These have now been aligned with the water harvesting design from Paul Totterdell and have been submitted to TCCS for formal approval to commence earthworks! You’ll notice a slight changeContinue reading “Updated Landscape Design”

Following in-principle approval from the ACT Government in 2021, we are now getting closer to obtaining formal approval to commence work on the ground in Autumn. Here is a quick update on some recent progress. Food Forest:We are pleased to share with you that the landscape design, plant list and project forms for the FoodContinue reading “Project Update”

On Sunday 6 March, a group of Holt Micro-Forest community members attended a Ngunawal Language and Acknowledgement of Country course facilitated by Ngunawal Traditional Custodian Tyronne Bell. This is an important part of our community journey in connecting and caring for the park and the people around us. We will be incorporating Ngunawal language andContinue reading “Ngunawal Language Workshop”

A quick update on the topic of water stations! This was raised at one of our community consultation sessions, it would be great to have a water station in our park. We have contacted the appropriate team within the ACT Government to discuss the possibilities. The good news is that we have been placed onContinue reading “Water Station Update”

Aren’t the creations emerging at Boyle Park just lovely!? “More than ever, we need our play spaces to be rich in nature-based, open-ended experiences that give children, families and communities an opportunity to connect with nature and each other, over and over again.”

These young Callitris endlicheri trees were collected from Cool Country Natives on the weekend, destined for our Holt Micro-Forest. These trees are featured in the eastern garden bed. We love learning about native plants, and we hope you do too! A bit about the tree:Callitris endlicheri, commonly known as the black cypress pine, is aContinue reading “Callitris endlicheri”

By popular demand! We are holding another volunteer induction session, this time on a weekend – Saturday 26 March 10 am to 10.45 am at Boyle Place Playground in Holt. The ACT Government Coordinator for the Urban Parks and Places Volunteering program will be onsite to step through the induction checklist for the program. ThisContinue reading “Additional Volunteer Induction Session”

Would you like to see how the Micro-Forest plant list is developing? The list is full of beautiful native forbs, grasses, ground covers, shrubs and trees! You can now download the list here! We’d love to hear your feedback, email info@holtmicroforest.com